Primary 2 have had a very busy month.
In Literacy we have been learning more new sounds. We love to use our new sounds to create words using our magnetic boards. We have also been working lots on sentence writing using our common words and words that contain our focus sound.
This month we learned about writing recounts. We wrote a fantastic recount of our trip to see the ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ pantomime. We have also been trying hard to write more independently and to check our writing to make sure that it makes sense.
We have been continuing with our reading, making sure that we use good expression and fluency. We must remember to read our reading books every night at home and to practise our common words and sounds so that we can continue to develop our reading skills.
In Maths we have been continuing to focus on numbers to 100. We have been estimating numbers using a blank number line and we have been rounding to the nearest 10. We have also been learning about Area within our topic on Measure. We have begun our topic on Addition and have been revising our number bonds to 10 to prepare us for adding to 20.
As it was November, we spent time this month learning about the month of the holy souls. We thought about those who have died and we remembered them in our prayers. We also paid tribute to those who had lost their lives in war on Remembrance Day. We made beautiful poppy pictures to decorate our classroom door and we observed a minute silence to show respect. P5 also organised a fun filled day to raise money for people affected by war. We had lots of fun and lots of money was raised for a good cause. Thank you to everyone who made a kind donation. This month we also produced beautiful pictures for the ‘Keep Christ in Christmas’ art competition. Hopefully we will have a winner in our class.
This month we have been really busy with practising for our Nativity show ‘It’s a Baby’, which we will perform on Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th December. We are so excited to be the narrators. We have been working hard on learning our lines and songs. You will love the show!
We celebrated St. Andrew’s Day with a fun school assembly this week. Each class learned and performed a Scottish song. Primary 2 learned the song ‘Three Craws’. Mrs Simpson said she was so proud of us. We also learned all about St. Andrew, made a St. Andrew stained glass window picture, listened to Scottish stories and tasted some delicious shortbread.
Next month we are looking forward to lots of new learning, our Nativity show and Christmas party. Please keep checking Twitter for photos of our adventures.
